Army Staff Sgt. Michael Duffy, squad leader attached to Laghman Provincial Reconstruction Team, navigates through a series of rice paddies and corn fields while on a combat patrol to sweep for roadside bomb triggermen in Alingar District, Laghman province, Aug. 8. The PRT is serving as the quick reaction force, ready to respond at a moment's notice to unexpected incidents in the province. The QRF was called up to escort the explosives ordnance disposal team to a found improvised explosive device site while clearing previous blast sites along the way.

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